July 12, 2024 – Watchman River Tom – Israel, a new escalation from a different direction.

Scriptures about courage. 

Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you to be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid or be dismayed for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. “

Verses say, wait on the Lord and be of good courage. Timothy 1: 7 “God has not given us a spirit of fear but power, love and a sound mind. “ John 14: 27 “He gives peace not as the world. Says let not our heart be troubled or afraid. “

Tom says when we trust in Jesus finished work and atoning blood He is always with us wherever we go. Our only hope, gives such hope and joy in these last days.

News: rockets are coming from Syria to Golan Heights in N. Israel. In response Israel IDF struck a military post and structures in S. Syria. These structures in Syria are in a demilitarized zone from a 1974 agreement and should not have been there.

As part of any accord to suspend war with Hamas Netanyahu demands that Israel remain control of the Gaza territory with Egypt in order to stop any weapons from Egypt to Hamas. 

Netanyahu says it will continue the war until its goals are met. Israel negotiators met in Qatari. Things outlined were, Israel is prepared for a hostage deal that includes war resumes after hostage prisoner exchange, no Hamas return to Gaza, release of as many hostages as possible in the first stage of the deal. 

Most of this means IDF rejects Hamas condition that IDF withdraw from Gaza. The presence of IDF necessary for control even if fighting has ceased. Prevent Hamas terrorist return to N. Gaza at the Egyptian border. 

Netanyahu said their firm stance on the hostage deal is based on intelligence that Hamas has been weakened. They think the terror group wants a ceasefire in Gaza due to its weakening position. Now Netanyahu has toughened its demands for a deal. They say 3 top terror commanders and dozens of operatives exposed Hezbollah inability. Gallant said half of Hezbollah commanders in S. Lebanon have been killed. Says Hezbollah used coded messages, land line phones and pagers to avoid Israel’s advanced electronic surveillance, but does not work against IDF.  IDF uses sophisticated tools such as cameras, remote sensors and drones to monitor areas where Hezbollah operates. Israel has cyber capabilities and cutting edge intel.

Report that 3/4 of Jewish people in Europe hide their identity for fear of being harassed or attacked. EU member states are in the grip of antisemitism. From places such as Austria, Belgium. Czech Republic, Denmark. France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain and Sweden. Places where Jews don’t feel safe. 

S. Korea says it will begin this year deploying melting laser weapons designed to shoot down N. Korean UAVs. Called “the Star Wars project.” They are invisible, noise free, operate on electric at low cost. 

Reports China has been practicing for strikes on US jets and warships in remote region of China. 

Told number of fighting age males in military uniform have been entering a remote are of the US for quite sometime. A remote area in Arizona with no border patrol and is the nations largest S. Border crossing. Not reported by media but has been revealed. It has been very disturbing to the residents in this quiet area just a few miles from New Mexico. 

After the signing of a law allowing religious personnel in public schools members of satan groups have been coming in. The governor calls for more school counselors. Tom says he is not for allowing what they call religious personnel. Get all kinds of types, it is dangerous for the children. The children of Christian homes need to be taught it in their homes. 

Many wildfires in N. Alberta Canada and British Columbia. Heat and low snow moisture contribute. 149 fires in British Columbia and 103 in Alberta. They say some have been burning since last year. 

6.4 earthquake near Vancouver Island in Canada and deep 7.1 off Philippines. There  is active earthquakes right now.

Elon Musk says neurolink patients could get robot super powers. The 2nd patient may undergo the implant surgery in the coming weeks.

A fake “miss Ai” has been crowned. Ai generated Moroccan type with many followers on Tix Tok and instagram. A talking computer.

Gospel: going Home soon, need to be ready to go. Don’t be left here. Need to be saved by believing in Jesus finished work on the cross by dying, shedding His blood to forgive all our sins. We cannot do anything ourselves. 

Be saved today.

Today’s Scriptures: Courage

Deuteronomy 31:8 KJV

[8] And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Joshua 1:9 KJV

[9] Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

1 Corinthians 16:13 KJV

[13] Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 

Psalm 31:24 KJV

[24] Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, All ye that hope in the LORD.

Psalm 27:14 KJV

[14] Wait on the LORD: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

2 Timothy 1:7 KJV

[7] For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 

John 14:27 KJV

[27] Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

Isaiah 17:1 KJV

[1] The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 

Ezekiel 38:1-23 KJV

[1] And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, [3] and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: [4] and I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: [5] Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: [6] Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. [7] Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. [8] After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. [9] Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. [10] Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: [11] and thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, [12] to take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. [13] Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? [14] Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? [15] And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: [16] and thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. [17] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? [18] And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face. [19] For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; [20] so that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. [21] And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother. [22] And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. [23] Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Daniel 9:27 KJV

[27] And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.